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Johnstown vs Scranton, PA

Scranton currently scores 2 points higher overall than Johnstown, with the largest gap in hail.

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Johnstown

37/100

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Scranton

39/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.

Overall

Johnstown: 37/100 · Scranton: 39/100

Scranton is 2 points higher.

Flood

Johnstown: 68/100 · Scranton: 68/100

No gap.

Johnstown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Scranton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Johnstown: 18/100 · Scranton: 20/100

Scranton is 2 points higher.

Johnstown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Scranton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Johnstown: 30/100 · Scranton: 20/100

Johnstown is 10 points higher.

Johnstown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Scranton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Johnstown: 35/100 · Scranton: 4/100

Johnstown is 31 points higher.

Johnstown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Scranton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Johnstown: 25/100 · Scranton: 74/100

Scranton is 49 points higher.

Johnstown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Scranton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Johnstown: Unavailable · Scranton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Johnstown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Scranton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Johnstown: 44/100 · Scranton: 52/100

Scranton is 8 points higher.

Johnstown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Scranton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Johnstown: 37/100 · Scranton: 35/100

Johnstown is 2 points higher.

Johnstown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Scranton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.